1900 Portsmouth by-election

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The 1900 Portsmouth by-election was a

British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth in Hampshire
.

Vacancy

The seat had become vacant when the

Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional "office of profit under The Crown". The writ for the by-election was moved in the Commons three days later, on 26 April.[1]

Previous result

Walter Clough
General election 1895: Portsmouth (2 seats) Electorate 24,057
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal
Sir John Baker
 		10,451 26.1 +0.3
Liberal Walter Owen Clough 10,255 25.6 +0.2
Conservative Alfred Charles William Harmsworth 9,717 24.3 -0.2
Liberal Unionist Rt Hon. Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley 9,567 23.9 -0.3
Majority 538 1.3 +0.4
Turnout 39,990 (20,129 voted) 83.7 +3.1
Liberal hold Swing +0.3
Liberal hold Swing +0.3

Candidates

The Liberal Party selected Thomas Bramsdon, a 43-year-old solicitor and a native of Portsmouth. The Conservative Party selected 29-year-old James Majendie.

Result

The result was a narrow victory for Bramsdon.

T.A. Bramsdon
Portsmouth by-election, 3 May 1900[2] Electorate 26,698
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Thomas Arthur Bramsdon 10,287 51.4 -24.3
Conservative James Henry Alexander Majendie 9,708 48.6 +24.3
Majority 579 2.8 +1.5
Turnout 19,995 74.9 −8.8
Liberal hold Swing

However, he held the seat only briefly; at the general election in October 1900, he lost his seat to Majendie.

See also

References

  1. ^ "House of Commons debates". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 26 April 1900. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  2. Conservative Central Office
    , page 172 (196 in web page)
Bibliography

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